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Classic Monaco Grand Prix images through the years

Classic Monaco Grand Prix images through the years

A selection of the best images of the Monaco Grand Prix, starting with the first F1 championship season in 1950.​

ByAlan Jewell
BBC Sport

Formula 1 has been racing in Monaco since the first world championship season in 1950 and it remains its most glamorous event.

Before this year’s event, from 5-7 June, we look back at a selection of the best pictures from previous Monaco events.

Juan Manuel Fangio steers his Alfa Romeo around the hairpin during the first F1 world championship race in Monaco in 1950Image source, Getty Images
The start of the 1955 race with the Mercedes of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss leading the wayImage source, Getty Images
Juan Manuel Fangio pictured wearing a flat cap at the 1956 Monaco Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
Stirling Moss holds the winner's trophy while standing next to Princess Grace of Monaco in 1960Image source, Getty Images
Graham Hill leads Jim Clark in the early stages of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix, as a train of cars come through the hairpinImage source, Getty Images
Graham Hill holds the winner's trophy as he is surrounded by crowds after his victory in 1963Image source, Getty Images
Graham Hill drives through Tabac on his way to victory in the 1968 Monaco Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
A frogman waits on a boat in case any cars crash into the harbour in 1972Image source, Getty Images
Ferrari's Jacky Ickx drives into the tunnel in 1972Image source, Getty Images
Ferrari's Niki Lauda, wearing sunglasses, and McLaren's James Hunt in conversation in 1976Image source, Getty Images
Helen Stewart, the wife of three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, crouches to take a picture of fellow Briton James Hunt in his McLaren in 1976Image source, Getty Images
Nigel Mansell's Lotus parked up on the kerb, with a broken rear wing, after he crashed out of the lead in 1984Image source, Getty Images
Ayrton Senna drives his Toleman through heavy rain on his way to a second-place finish in 1984Image source, Getty Images
Murray Walker and Tyrrell's Martin Brundle, wearing sunglasses, smile while posing for a picture in 1985Image source, Getty Images
Prince Albert of Monaco shakes hands with Ayrton Senna, wearing a black and gold Lotus overall, at the 1986 Monaco Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
Marshals clamber over the barrier at Portier to attend to the damaged McLaren of Ayrton Senna, who crashed out of the lead in 1988Image source, Getty Images
McLaren's Ayrton Senna raises his arm aloft in triumph as he crosses the line to win in 1992 with Williams' Nigel Mansell right behind himImage source, Getty Images
Actor Sylvester Stallone and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher pretend to box in 1998Image source, Getty Images
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari parked at La Rascasse during qualifying in 2006Image source, Getty Images
Renault's Fernando Alonso lifts his arms aloft in celebration after his victory in 2006Image source, Getty Images
Race winner Mark Webber somersaults into a swimming pool as he celebrates in 2012 with his Red Bull teamImage source, Getty Images
Father and son Keke and Nico Rosberg go for a demonstration drive in their respective world championship-winning cars in 2018 - Keke is leading the way in his 1982 Williams with Nico behind him in the 2016 MercedesImage source, Getty Images
Race winner Charles Leclerc is drenched in Champagne by Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz after winning his home race in 2024Image source, Getty Images
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc dives into the harbour in celebration after his victory in 2024Image source, Reuters

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